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3232The Health Benefits of Knittinghttps://writehealth.co.uk/the-health-benefits-of-knitting/
https://writehealth.co.uk/the-health-benefits-of-knitting/#commentsFri, 10 Oct 2014 11:27:04 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=2540As a child I hated sewing classes at school. Until I realised that if I said I’d left my sewing at home, the teacher would give me needles and wool and tell me to knit a square. I loved knitting; it relaxed me, gave me a purpose – to knit as fast as I could […]

]]>https://writehealth.co.uk/the-health-benefits-of-knitting/feed/4The Impact of Street Art on Wellbeinghttps://writehealth.co.uk/the-impact-of-street-art-on-wellbeing/
https://writehealth.co.uk/the-impact-of-street-art-on-wellbeing/#respondThu, 04 Jul 2013 17:24:20 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=2052Is street art a blight on the urban landscape or colourful fun that’s good for the soul? What is the impact of street art on wellbeing? I love street art and, fortunately for me, in the past two years my part of south London has been transformed into something of a street art mecca. The […]

]]>https://writehealth.co.uk/the-impact-of-street-art-on-wellbeing/feed/0Do Antidepressants Affect Creativity?https://writehealth.co.uk/do-antidepressants-affect-creativity/
https://writehealth.co.uk/do-antidepressants-affect-creativity/#commentsFri, 22 Mar 2013 13:10:53 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=1851There’s a fascinating article on the affect of antidepressants on creativity in the latest issue of Mslexia, a magazine for women who write. In the article ‘Waving or Drowning?’ writer Faridah Newman trawls through what little research there is on the topic and also refers to anecdotal evidence and the results of a Mslexia survey […]

]]>https://writehealth.co.uk/do-antidepressants-affect-creativity/feed/8Living with Zest! Creativity and Menopausehttps://writehealth.co.uk/living-with-zest-creativity-and-menopause/
https://writehealth.co.uk/living-with-zest-creativity-and-menopause/#respondTue, 02 Oct 2012 16:51:27 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=1090A friend sent this card to my partner and I thought the quote so wonderful I had to share it with you. ‘The most creative force in the world is a menopausal woman with zest!’ is actually derived from a quote by cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead. I love the fact that it links menopause with […]

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https://writehealth.co.uk/creativity-turning-a-negative-into-a-positive/#commentsThu, 13 Sep 2012 09:00:57 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=993Last week when I was at the Andy Warhol: The Portfolios exhibition I was intrigued by the story of how Andy Warhol came to create the images of the Campbell’s Soup cans. The Story behind the Campbell’s Soup cans Apparently Warhol asked a friend, gallery owner Muriel Latow, for ideas. She asked him what he […]

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https://writehealth.co.uk/food-art-dulwich-picture-gallery/#respondFri, 07 Sep 2012 11:27:06 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=963The Summer of 2012 must surely rank as one of the greatest London has ever known. Not only have we had the excitement and pride of hosting the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games but there has been a wealth of cultural entertainment as well. Museums and art galleries around the Capital have pulled out all […]

]]>https://writehealth.co.uk/food-art-dulwich-picture-gallery/feed/0Lessons from The Bauhaus: Creative Experiment &Time for Playhttps://writehealth.co.uk/bauhaus-creative-experiment-play/
https://writehealth.co.uk/bauhaus-creative-experiment-play/#respondFri, 03 Aug 2012 10:44:09 +0000http://writehealth.co.uk/?p=850This week I decided to take some time out from my usual schedule and treat myself to the Bauhaus: Art as Life exhibition at the Barbican in London. Time for Me I enjoy going to exhibitions alone. It means I can take my time if I want to read every word and linger in front […]